Calendar date · May

What happened on May 26

On May 26, 17: Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe.

Events

60

across history

Notable births

50

Notable deaths

50

Zodiac

Gemini

Featured moment · 17

Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe.

AD 17 (XVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Rufus. The denomination AD 17 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

People

Born on May 26

Yeji 2000– South Korean singer and dancer (born 2000)
Micah Parsons 1999– American football player (born 1999)
Georgia Wareham 1999– Australian cricketer
Mathew Barzal 1997– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Lara Goodall 1996– South African cricketer (born 1996)
Gong Myung 1994– South Korean actor and singer
Jason Adesanya 1993– Belgian footballer (born 1993)
Ah Young 1991– South Korean singer and actress (born 1991)
Paula Findlay 1989– Canadian triathlete (born 1989)
Show 9 more — notable births on May 26
Park Ye-eun 1989– South Korean singer (born 1989)
Andrea Catellani 1988– Italian footballer (born 1988)
Dani Samuels 1988– Australian discus thrower
Olcay Şahan 1987– Turkish footballer
Michel Tornéus 1986– Swedish long jumper
Monika Christodoulou 1985– Musical artist
Ashley Vincent 1985– English footballer (born 1985)
Demy de Zeeuw 1983– Dutch footballer (born 1983)
Nathan Merritt 1983– Australian rugby league footballer (born 1983)

People

Died on May 26

Andy Fletcher English musician (1961–2022)
Ray Liotta American actor (1954–2022)
Alan White English rock drummer (1949–2022)
Prem Tinsulanonda Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988
Zbigniew Brzezinski Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017)
Hedy Epstein American political activist(1924 - 2016)
Vicente Aranda Spanish film director (1926-2015)
Les Johnson Australian politician (1924–2015)
Robert Kraft American astronomer (1927–2015)
Show 9 more — notable deaths on May 26
João Lucas Portuguese footballer
Baselios Thoma Didymos I 20th Malankara Metropolitan and 7th Catholicos of the Malankara Church
Miodrag Radulovacki Serbian American scientist (1933–2014)
William R. Roy American politician
Hooshang Seyhoun Iranian architect, sculptor, painter, scholar, and professor (1920–2014)
Ray Barnhart American politician (1928–2013)
John Bierwirth American lawyer and businessman
Roberto Civita Brazilian businessman and publisher
Tom Lichtenberg American football player and coach (1940–2013)

Timeline

Every May 26 on record

  1. 17 Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe.

    Calendar year

    AD 17 (XVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Rufus. The denomination AD 17 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  2. 451 Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place. The Sasanids defeat the Armenians militarily but guarantee them freedom to openly practice Christianity.

    Battle between Christian Armenians and the Sasanian Empire (451 CE)

    The Battle of Avarayr was fought on 26 May 451 on the Avarayr Plain in Vaspurakan between a Christian Armenian army under Vardan Mamikonian and Sassanid Persia. It is considered one of the first battles in defense of the Christian faith. Although the Persians were victorious on the battlefield, it was a pyrrhic victory.

  3. 866 Basil I is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Michael III.

    Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886

    Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian", was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after gaining the favour of Emperor Michael III, whose mistress he married on his emperor's orders. In 866, Michael proclaimed him co-emperor.

  4. 946 England is left temporarily without a monarch after the death of King Edmund I in a street fight, resulting in Edmund's brother Eadred assuming the throne for the minority of Edmund's two sons.

    Sovereign state in Europe before 1707

    The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 927, when all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united under the rule of Æthelstan, until 1 May 1707, when it relinquished its sovereignty along with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of England was among the most powerful states in Europe during the medieval and early modern periods.

  5. 961 King Otto I elects his six-year-old son Otto II as heir apparent and co-ruler of the East Frankish Kingdom. He is crowned at Aachen, and placed under the tutelage of his grandmother Matilda.

    Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973

    Otto I, known as Otto the Great or Otto of Saxony, was East Frankish (German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son of Henry the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim.

  6. 1135 Alfonso VII of León and Castile is crowned in León Cathedral as Imperator totius Hispaniae (Emperor of all of Spain).
  7. 1293 An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 23,000.
  8. 1328 William of Ockham, the Franciscan Minister-General Michael of Cesena, and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII.
  9. 1538 Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
  10. 1573 The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Eighty Years' War.
  11. 1637 Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.
  12. 1644 Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
  13. 1736 The Battle of Ackia is fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repel a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia.
  14. 1783 A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrates the end of fighting in the American Revolutionary War.
  15. 1805 Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the gothic cathedral in Milan.
Show 15 earlier entries from May 26
  1. 1821 Establishment of the Peloponnesian Senate by the Greek rebels.
  2. 1822 At least 113 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history.
  3. 1864 Montana is organized as a United States territory.
  4. 1865 Conclusion of the American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galveston, Texas.
  5. 1868 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: President Andrew Johnson is acquitted by one vote in the United States Senate.
  6. 1869 Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  7. 1879 Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
  8. 1896 Nicholas II is crowned as the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
  9. 1896 Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
  10. 1900 Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
  11. 1903 Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded.
  12. 1908 The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
  13. 1918 The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
  14. 1923 The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held in France. Run annually in June thereafter, it became the oldest endurance racing event in the world.
  15. 1927 The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.

Around the world

Holidays on May 26

Keep going

More to explore

The zodiac sign covering May 26 Gemini Browse the calendar Every day in May Browse the calendar Every day in May